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The thirteenth annual Charles Blair Macdonald Challenge and the Eastern Canadian Hickory Championship were played at the historic Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Course, September 11-13 2015.
The Eastern Canadian Hickory Championship is a 54 hole, three day event played annually at he Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Course. A two day, 36 hole division was also available.

Entrants came from all parts of Ontario as well as seven American states – Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kansas, Kentucky, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Indiana.

In the Super Senior division, Frank Rosenzweig (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) scored 182 to win the flight. Frank Collis (Hamilton, Ontario) followed with a 198 for second place.

Michael Campailla (Mogadore, Ohio) won the Senior division with a 168 total, followed by Al Clark (Stoney Creek) in second place.

Harold Macdonald (Kingston, Ontario) was the Open division champion.

3 Day Results:

Wayne Linton (Guelph, Ontario) won the Super Senior title with a fine 268 total. Bill Stewart (Hamilton, Ontario) was the runner up with a 294 total.

The Senior division was won by Bob McWade (Port Elgin, Ontario) with a 230 total. McWade birdied the last five holes (yes, FIVE BIRDIES in a row for a back nine score of 32) to win the senior title. Bruce Del Guidice (Toronto, Ontario) followed with a 231 total.

The Open division champion was Tom Johnson (Tallmadge, Ohio) with a 231 total. Runner up was Jim Wilhelm (Paris, Ontario) with a 234 total.

McWade was declared the overall tournament winner. His 230 total earned him the coveted Jim McNeil trophy.
The 2015 Canadian Gutty Championship was played Friday September 11 and Saturday, September 12 at Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Course, the oldest golf course in North America on its original site.

The weather was less than ideal, but that did not decrease the enthusiasm of the golfers.

In the Super Senior division, Wayne Linton (Guelph, Ontario) won with a score of 186. Runner up was Adrian Buis (St. Catharines, Ontario) with a score of 193.

Bob McWade (Port Elgin, Ontario) won the Senior division with a score of 157, followed by Bruce Del Guidice (Toronto, Ontario) with a score of 158.

Tom Johnson won the Open division with a score of 151. Jim Wilhelm was runner up with a 153 total.
The C. B. Macdonald Challenge was played Saturday and Sunday (September 12 – 13) at the historic Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Course in Ontario, Canada.

Despite the rainy weather, both rounds were completed with enthusiasm and grit.

Four teams (Team USA, Team Eastern Ontario, Team Western Ontario and Team International) played 36 holes of match play golf, one day with pre-1900 clubs and one day with post-1900 equipment. Each player played a match against his / her fellow playing partners. One point was awarded for each match won.

After the first day, Team Western Ontario lead with 26.5 points, The International Team had 22 points, the defending champions, Team USA, had 15.5 points and Team Eastern Ontario had 7 points.

Day two was cold and windy, but the rain held off for most of the day. Team USA made a valiant effort to defend their title, but Team Western Ontario held on to win the C. B. Macdonald Challenge with 45.5 points. In second place was the International team with 40.5 points, followed by Team USA at 37 points and Team Eastern Ontario with 19 points.

The victors received gold medals for their win.
The 2016 C.B. Macdonald Challenge and Eastern Canadian Hickory Championship will be played September 9–11, 2016.